The Blacon Community Awards. |
The Blacon Community Awards were established in 1997 to honour the ‘unsung heroes’ of Blacon who freely give of their time and effort for the benefit of others. The BCA nomination forms are sent out to the general public in the summer and an independent panel then selects the winners to be honoured at the autumn celebration. Now in its tenth year the Blacon Community Awards is firmly established as one of the neighbourhood’s favourite celebrations. The awards night came about after a chance remark made by the late and much loved Harold Tomlins, a long serving Blacon councillor and former Mayor of Chester: “You have to die before anybody says anything good about you!” In a bid to address the situation the Blacon Community Awards were launched by the Trust to honour an individual every year for their enthusiasm and dedication. The Harold Tomlins hand carved trophy was created by Paul Noon of the Blacon Adventure Playground and incorporates a rose and bee motif representing hard work and devotion.
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| The Harold Tomlins Trophy Role of Honour: |
| 1997 |
Ted White |
Blacon Project & Nant Peris Residents' Assoc. |
| 1998 |
Sue Powell |
United Reform Church. |
| 1999 |
Etty Thompson |
BP & Ladies Section of British Legion. |
| 2000 |
Lawrie Hopwood |
BP, Hatton Rd and Stamford Rd Housing Assoc. |
| 2001 |
Morag Calder |
Voluntary duties at Blacon Project |
| 2002 |
Dorothy Woods |
Tall Towers Residents Assoc / Blacon Credit Union. |
| 2003 |
Felicity Turner |
TRAIL (Tenants Residents Association including Leaseholders), Dee Point Youth Club, Dee Point Residents' Association. |
| 2004 |
Brian Meade |
Car Clear Scheme. |
| 2005 |
Chris Piercy |
Kids' football team pioneer. |
| 2006 |
Tanya Hunt-Griffiths, Rose Wild, and Jemma Graham |
Organised a teenage pregnancy conference with additional local school workshops. |
| 2007 |
Kath Evans |
Eco Garden, Nature Park, Charity Fund raising. |
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Lifetime Acheivement Awards Role of Honour
A special ‘Lifetime Acheivement’ award has also been created to honour individuals who have dedicated a substantial part of their lives to the helping the Blacon neighbourhood. |
| 2002 |
Elsie Edwards |
Founder member of the Community Centre. |
| 2003 |
Sylvia Feeney |
Headteacher of St. Theresa’s Primary School. |
| 2004 |
Joan Makin |
BP, St Theresa’s and Evergreen Club. |
| 2005 |
Joe Rose |
Chair of BP since 1989. |
| 2006 |
Barbara Reeves |
Forty years voluntary service as treasurer for the Blacon Community Association. |
| 2007 |
Etty Thompson |
British Legion, Blacon Community Trust, Blacon History Group. |
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Young Ambassador Roll of Honour
The judges also recognises young people up to the age of 18 years who have made a positive difference to other people's lives through their voluntary effort in the community with the ‘Young Ambassador’s Award’. |
| 2001 |
Claire Ballantyne |
Fund raising achievement for RNIB. |
| 2002 |
Kevin Buckley |
Caring for disabled people. |
| 2003 |
Kara Edge & Keliegh Love |
Active supporters of BYPP. |
| 2004 |
Stephanie Johnson |
St John’s Ambulance work. |
| 2005 |
Donna Cowley & Jodie Cowley |
Active members of Blacon Youth Forum. |
| 2006 |
Adam Nicholson |
Service to young people on the Youth Inclusion Project. |
| 2007 |
Louise Dean, Laura Evans and Kate Tasker |
Fund raising and educational visit to Gambia. |
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2006 awards night summary |
